Universal Crossword Answers for Saturday, September 26, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026/72 clues solved
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Across
- 1Like a seedy motel
- 6Arp's art movement
- 10"The Far Side" animal
- 13Love dearly
- 14Those, in Spanish
- 15Arizona tribe with a squash blossom hairstyle
- 16"The redemption arc is real!"
- 18"You said it!"
- 19Say "I was just hanging out with Jonah Hill," say
- 20Shady business feature?
- 22Eager
- 23Groups with strikers
- 24Biome also known as "boreal forest"
- 27"Slow down, big fella!"
- 30Protects with steel plates, say
- 32Some July babies
- 33___-fi ("Project Hail Mary" genre)
- 34"Heated Rivalry" author Rachel
- 35It's got a point!
- 37On the fence
- 38Dominate, in slang
- 39Bit of progress, in football or at the gym
- 40Went like this ... this ... this ...
- 42Spot for a spot
- 45Uses Airbnb
- 46Like a virgin
- 47Oodles
- 49Masses of grass
- 50Plea from someone you 55-Across
- 54Response when taking attendance
- 55Stopped texting back
- 57They may be pierced
- 58Brutish baddie
- 59"I'm ___ Woman"
- 60Welcome find at the bottom of a McDonald's bag
- 61Pursues romantically
- 62Muscles trained by ergs
Down
- 1Daybreak
- 2Mind product
- 3Shared standard
- 4Deity conspicuously absent from "Troy"
- 5"Whatever you say, sweetie"
- 6Turn into a fillet
- 7"Like, right now!"
- 8ENT, e.g.
- 9"You don't just have to take my word for it!"
- 10Sign of what's ahead?
- 11One is out and about!
- 12KFC bucket piece
- 15Tower of ___ (puzzle involving disks)
- 17Mine product
- 21Mental sharpness
- 23Surfer, perhaps
- 24Deck with the High Priestess
- 25"Does this make sense?"
- 26Express line?
- 28Isolated
- 29Watermelon pieces that can be pickled
- 31Pace yourself from the get-go
- 36Conceal
- 37"They did what?!"
- 39(You did what?!)
- 41Installed as a monarch
- 43"Let the ___ begin!"
- 44French city home to Les Machines de l'ile
- 48General ___'s chicken
- 49One might say "Let me cook"
- 50Hairstyle for Tracee Ellis Ross and Questlove
- 51Instagram video
- 52Mini-___ (convenience store)
- 53Ice cream brand
- 56Sense of self
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 37 across and 35 down.
- The longest answer has 10 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Leo Tsai and Zachary Edward-Brown.
All 72 answers
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- 1ALike a seedy motelDINGY
- 6AArp's art movementDADA
- 10A"The Far Side" animalCOW
- 13ALove dearlyADORE
- 14AThose, in SpanishESOS
- 15AArizona tribe with a squash blossom hairstyleHOPI
- 16A"The redemption arc is real!"WERESOBACK
- 18A"You said it!"AMEN
- 19ASay "I was just hanging out with Jonah Hill," sayNAMEDROP
- 20AShady business feature?AWNING
- 22AEagerKEEN
- 23AGroups with strikersUNIONS
- 24ABiome also known as "boreal forest"TAIGA
- 27A"Slow down, big fella!"EASYTIGER
- 30AProtects with steel plates, sayARMORS
- 32ASome July babiesLEOS
- 33A___-fi ("Project Hail Mary" genre)SCI
- 34A"Heated Rivalry" author RachelREID
- 35AIt's got a point!THORN
- 37AOn the fenceTORN
- 38ADominate, in slangOWN
- 39ABit of progress, in football or at the gymGAIN
- 40AWent like this ... this ... this ...ECHOED
- 42ASpot for a spotTEAGARDEN
- 45AUses AirbnbRENTS
- 46ALike a virginCHASTE
- 47AOodlesATON
- 49AMasses of grassCLUMPS
- 50APlea from someone you 55-AcrossANSWERME
- 54AResponse when taking attendanceHERE
- 55AStopped texting backLEFTONREAD
- 57AThey may be piercedEARS
- 58ABrutish baddieOGRE
- 59A"I'm ___ Woman"EVERY
- 60AWelcome find at the bottom of a McDonald's bagFRY
- 61APursues romanticallyWOOS
- 62AMuscles trained by ergsDELTS
- 1DDaybreakDAWN
- 2DMind productIDEA
- 3DShared standardNORM
- 4DDeity conspicuously absent from "Troy"GREEKGOD
- 5D"Whatever you say, sweetie"YESDEAR
- 6DTurn into a filletDEBONE
- 7D"Like, right now!"ASAP
- 8DENT, e.g.DOC
- 9D"You don't just have to take my word for it!"ASKANYONE
- 10DSign of what's ahead?COMINGSOON
- 11DOne is out and about!OPENSECRET
- 12DKFC bucket pieceWING
- 15DTower of ___ (puzzle involving disks)HANOI
- 17DMine productORE
- 21DMental sharpnessWITS
- 23DSurfer, perhapsUSER
- 24DDeck with the High PriestessTAROT
- 25D"Does this make sense?"AREWECLEAR
- 26DExpress line?IMINAHURRY
- 28DIsolatedALONE
- 29DWatermelon pieces that can be pickledRINDS
- 31DPace yourself from the get-goSTARTSLOW
- 36DConcealHIDE
- 37D"They did what?!"THENERVE
- 39D(You did what?!)GASP
- 41DInstalled as a monarchCROWNED
- 43D"Let the ___ begin!"GAMES
- 44DFrench city home to Les Machines de l'ileNANTES
- 48DGeneral ___'s chickenTSO
- 49DOne might say "Let me cook"CHEF
- 50DHairstyle for Tracee Ellis Ross and QuestloveAFRO
- 51DInstagram videoREEL
- 52DMini-___ (convenience store)MART
- 53DIce cream brandEDYS
- 56DSense of selfEGO
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